“Release your wings now! I want to see how they look.” Melusine demanded.

“Sure!” I said and released my wings since I also wanted to see how much they had changed. As my wings unfurled from my back, I was surprised to see how much they had evolved.

Although my wings had a metallic texture before, they now had a fully aerodynamic design. If seen from afar, I think they would not even seem to be wings.

Curious about how much I had changed, I entered into my draconic form completely with a burst of red lightning. My horns were much slicker now and also coated with my unique red lightning.

The scales no longer appeared randomly over my body. I had now full control over where they appeared. Moreover, the scales also had a complete metallic texture now. Overall, my draconic form now had a more metallic feel than a reptilian one.

“Now this is what I was talking about. Let me show you my wings.” As she said these words, Melusine was suddenly covered in a blue light.

When the blue light disappeared, she looked much different from before. She had wings similar to mine on her back, the only difference being blue glowing lines on them instead of red ones like mine.

She now wore a skin tight uniform although I could see blue lines on some parts of her body where her skin was exposed. But the most unique part were her horns.

She had a crown of quite small horns on her head which glowed a soft blue. Moreover, they were bent so much that they looked more like a hair ornament than actual horns.

“How do I look?” Melusine asked excitedly although I could see some nervousness in her tone.

“You look awesome!” I said and even followed with a thumbs up.

“By the way, why does your body glow blue instead of red like mine?” I asked curiously.

“That is something we can talk about later. Come, it's time for us to have a flight.” Melusine said, looking excited for the flight with me.

“Follow me.” As she said these words, Melusine’s wings started glowing and then she was off, her wings blasting energy as though they were jet engines.

“See ya later, Spider Supreme.” I said to Spider Supreme as I took off after her, boosting my wings to catch her, causing them to also look like jet engines.

I was surprised by how fast I was compared to before. I reckon that I could catch up to actual jets. Moreover, I could maneuver smoothly without loosing any control.

“Liking it so far, little bro? Melusine asked with a grin. She had slowed down her speed so that I could catch up to her.

“Of course.” I answered with a smile.

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As both of us flew over the sea shimmering in moonlight at high speeds, it just felt surreal.

“Catch me if you can.” Melusine said after about a minute and then boosted her wings to fly farther away from me.

I just grinned at her challenge and also boosted my wings to catch up to her.

For a few moments, my speed was good enough to catch up to her but soon I hit my limit. I could not boost my wings anymore.

“I can't increase my speed more.” I shouted to Melusine as I admitted my defeat.

“Use Mana Burst!” Melusine shouted back, asking me to use something I had never heard of before.

“What is Mana Burst —Oh!” Just as I was about to ask about Mana Burst, its information suddenly appeared in my mind.

It was a Skill, although I didn't understand why this term was used here. However, it was a process to enhance one’s physical prowess in a burst using high amounts of magical energy. Because it required a huge amount of magical energy, only those with a huge reservoir like my Dragon Heart could use it.

Although it didn't fit right with me to use such a powerful Skill for just boosting my flight speed, it was actually a good chance to test this Skill.

So, I used Mana Burst, causing huge amounts of magical energy, much more than I had ever used at once to flow through my body and enhance it. And consequently, my flight speed increased once more as my wings burnt through a huge amount of magical energy.

As I came closer to Melusine, I could see her smiling at me.

“Now, this is enough speed that someone with Albion's power should have.” She said with a smile. Her smile looked exceptionally beautiful in the moonlight.

As we flew together at speeds rivalling that of fighter jets, I could feel a bond forming between us. After all, she was the only one who are similar to me.

“That was one great flight. I never had a chance to fly like that with anyone else.” Melusine said as we returned to the island after a few minutes. She seemed truly happy after flying together with me.

“You know, I was the one who had personally asked Spider Supreme to add Mana Burst in that card. So that you could fly even faster.” Melusine said while smiling.

“Then, I would have to thank you for this amazing skill.” I said, thanking her.

“I am very happy that Spider Supreme gave you Albion’s powers. For the first time, I have someone who is similar to me.” Melusine said with an enchanting smile.

Although I was happy to hear these words from Melusine and a bond was forming between us, I felt hesitant to be the reason for happiness as I remembered what had led to me obtaining these powers.

“You must have heard what led to me accepting Spider Supreme’s proposal and transforming into my current state. Can you accept me as your little brother even after hearing what had actually happened?” I asked after gathering some courage.

“You had not done anything wrong. You just wanted to be strong. There is nothing wrong with that. The weak always want to grow stronger. It is the law of the world.” Melusine said philosophically, surprising me with her words.

“You know what, Peter. You remind me of my other little brother, Percival. He was just like you, righteous and wanting to grow stronger so that he could protect others.” Melusine said, talking about another brother of hers.

“We have another brother!” I asked, surprised by her words.

“He was actually just a human. However, he was raised along with me so I was his big sister. He is …… no more.” Melusine reluctantly shared Percival’s fate with a sad face.

“Sorry! I didn't know that this had happened.” I apologized.

“You don't need to be sorry. But Percival and you would have definitely gotten along. Both of you are so much similar.” Melusine said with sad smile.

“So, how was your flight?” Spider Supreme said, breaking the sad atmosphere as he arrived.

“So, how was your first experience with Mana Burst? Did you like it?” Spider Supreme asked.

“It went great. But what are Skills?” I asked.

“Skills are a kind of power which is embedded in a Saint Graph. They can perform a large variety of functions, ranging from attack and defence to even enhancement.” Spider Supreme explained.

“Since we are talking about several functions of Saint Graph, let me explain to you the bread and butter of Saint Graphs, the Noble Phantasms.”